The trail construction company Velosolutions GmbH is currently building the largest pump track in Switzerland. At 8,000 square meters, it will be a full 2,200 square meters larger than the facility in Zurich. However, the wave track will not be 100 percent open to the public. This is because part of the facility will be turned into a BMX track with supercross elements. Together with the eight-metre-high start tower, this can only be used by the national BMX team under supervision and is intended for targeted training.

Track construction under adverse conditions
The trail construction company has already completed the drainage work. Instead of being able to install the drainage system, Velosolutions owner Claudio Caluori explains: "The heavy rainfall is making it impossible to install the drainage. The dug channels are under water. That's why we first gravel the entire area and then drain the facility before asphalting. For this work, however, it has to stay dry for two to three days."

Caluori is laying a total of 4,000 cubic meters of gravel. That's over 260 truck deliveries of 15 cubic meters of material each, to put it in perspective. The same material will be used next week, from April 7 to 12, to start building the rough shape of the pump track. Once the rough shape of the track is finished, the Velosolutions team will lay around 800 tons of asphalt. The tried and tested surface, which was used for the first time on the pump track in Chur, should also guarantee riding fun in Grenchen and keep maintenance of the facility low. The facility in Grenchen will add another major region to the Swiss pump track map when it opens on June 15, 2015. A facility where everyone from young to old and from pros to those who want to become pros can have fun and enjoy themselves.

The area after the pump track. Photo© Velosolutions GmbH

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